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Journal Article 
Chemical Composition of Peganum harmala Smoke and Volatile Oil 
Faridi, P; Ghasemi, Y; Mohagheghzadeh, A 
2013 
Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants
ISSN: 0972-060X
EISSN: 0976-5026 
16 
6 
850-854 
WOS:000328863300017 
Peganum harmala L. smoke has been used traditionally in Middle Eastern and Asian countries as a disinfectant and air purifier. Here, the smoke was collected by a simple, reproducible method, and its chemical constituents of the smoke and volatile oil were analyzed. The major components of P. harmala smoke were a-pinene (60.4 %), limonene (6.4 %) and styrene (4.2 %) and those of the volatile oil were a-pinene (72.6 %), trans-verbenole (3.9 %) and sabinene (2.6 %). Styrene and some other components with potential antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activities were formed in the smoke but not found in the volatile oil. 
Medicinal smoke; Peganum harmala; Syrian rue; Volatile oil